Vanity box



Jan, 22, 1946. LE RVO-Y P. ROOT VANITY BOX Filed Jan. 12, 1944 INVENTOR LwRwy P. Rant.

ATTORN EY Patented Jan. 22, 1946 STATES PATEj-N T O FF 1 CE VANITY BQX Le Roy P. Root, Brooklyn, 'N. assignor to 'Scovill Manufacturing Company, Waterbury,

Conn, aconporation of Connecticut Application January 12, 1944, .Serial No.45,18,'203

6 Claims.

restrictions placed -thereon because of war conditions,-it is absolutely impossible to have any of the common alloys, heretofore used in making vanity boxes, allotted to the construction @of such devices, and :it ,is ,an object "of this invention to make a vanity :box in which not ,a single part employed is of almetallic character,-and .the design of the vbonds such-as to lend ithe construetion of the s,ame to the use of wooden materials or ;.plastic {materials tor a c ombin,ajti on of both.

,One :object of my invention is 5110 :so design ;a yanity box that the main ,parts of the box, :such as the cover and the body may ,be constructed from longitudinal strips 'of material in the form of a molding such as canibe oonvenientl made :of wooden material and which parts may be a cut off in sectionsirom themolding in accordance awiththe predetermined size not the box. Specifically the base Qf .the body ,maybe cut-from astrip .of r molding material and have its side walls geom- ,pl ted by having strips aflixed thereto, andgthe cover similarly out from a strip of molding ,material and hinging in between the side walls of the bo yanothe b ect :is to 1 so i conform the s ap of the molding material that, when .the body and cover elementsyare; sawed to ,lengthand interfitted together, it will result 1inproviding1a compartment 1111 the vanity box that-will besubstantially kleakaproof in maintainingithe powdered material within the box, and further to provide .a means so that the 1 cover will {be disposed at a predetermined angular position relative to v the ,body when in open position- Other objects and advantages of the invention will ;-be {apparent as it is better understood .om the following description, which, when taken in conn ction wi the ac ompa ying drawing closes a nreferred embodiment :thereof :In :the drawing IFigfil.representsLa:perspectiye.vieworrthe vanity box showing the coverin open position andzdevoid of all cosmetic essentials.

Fig. 2 is -a plan view of the "box showing the cover in closed position with portions broken away to show detail construction.

,Fig. 3jisa front end view of the same.

Fi 5441s a tran ve se se t onal viewoi e x takenlalon theline 4-.4 ,of Eis--.,2,.and

13 1s. .5 is a similar view toFig. dexcept showing a fragmentary portion of the cover as it-appears in open position.

Referring nowto the drawing in which like numerals designate like parts throughout theseveral views, the numeral 10 designates generally the body member and the numeralai .l the cover member. The body Ml has a base portion 12 that is so designedlas to be made Iroma stripiofmolding material, the latter being providedwith various formations to subserve the mechanics .revquired for the box. Specifically the front edge of the base 12 is provided with a longitudinal rounded beaded portion is extending the .full length of the base and terminating ;at .its upper surface in-a longitudinal upstandin lip or flange d with-a relatively narrow flat plane 1-5 provided between the lip is and the rounded-portion of the bead 13. The bead i3 is designated to vbe about half the total thickness of the box.

The rear end of the base is formed with an upstanding longitudinal rib l5 alsoextendingthe full length of the base and which-rib is removed vaidistance from the rounded'end H constituting the rear edge of the body and providing vfor a platform or flat surface a! 8 between the rounded end H -and the rib lfi. The-platform J8 ,is pref erably on a plane slightly-elevatedabove the top surface 42a of the base 12 for reasons ,as will To the opposite transverse edges of the base 12 are-secured end walls 19 identical in construction-and may be secured in place by wooden .pins (notshown) .or glue or a combination of both. The end walls 19 when attached :to the base [2 constitute the complete body lid.

The cover member 1 I, as already pointed out,

:is :also designed to be fabricated froma-strip of ,moldingmaterial and out we length equalto the length of the base l2 of the :body member H). The molding material is so formed thattthecover member :will provide fora relatively large bead at extending the full length of the cover ,at-the rear end thereof and depending a considerable distance-below the inner surface 1|: lwof the cover member. The rear head 20 is adapted to have its opposite ends hingedly connected to theend walls IS as-by wooden hinge pins 2! inia manner as shownin the sectionalized portion of Fig. 2. The hinginglbead Z IJ -isadapted to operate within ran angular recess defined by the platform Band ithe adjacent surface of the rib it as best shown in Figsn iandfi. 'I hecover member It! when in closed position is designed and proportioned so thatitsouter surface will lie flush with the upper ed es of the bodyend walls IS.

.The f iontedge of the cover member H is.also

provided with a rounded bead 22 extending the full length of the cover and depending below the inner cover surface I Ia a distance somewhat less than the rear bead 2G and is joined into a relatively narrow platform 23 disposed in a plane slightly above the inner cover surface Ho. The front cover bead 22 similar to the front base bead I3 is designed to be about half the thickness of the total box height, and when the two front beads I3 and 22 are brought together, when the cover is in closed position and by reason of their rounded contour, they provide for a general V- shaped recess 24 disposed at the mid-portion of the front edge of the box and extending substantially the full length of the box. This V-shaped recess serves as a convenient means for receiving the thumb of the operator anywhere along the front edge of the box for purposes of opening the cover. It is also to be noted that, when the cover is in closed position as shown in Fig. 4, the dependent surface of the bead 22 is adapted to rest upon the flat plate I5 of the front base bead I3 and the narrow platform 23 of the cover is adapted to rest upon the upper adjacent surface of the longitudinal lip I 4, thus providing for two contiguous engaging surfaces at the front end of the box that serves to provide for a good sealing connection at the front closing edges of the cover and body members to prevent any leakage of the powdered cosmetic material.

Within the inner surface IIa of the cover is formed a recess 25 of relatively slight depth extending throughout the entire length of the cover and into which is fitted a mirror 26 that may be permanently secured into place by a film of glue disposed between the rear surface of the mirror and the base of the recess 25. The recess 25 serves to properly position the mirror 26 relative to the cover I I and prevent it from sliding during the gluing operation.

In designing this box it is my intention to arrange a suitable stop for the cover when in open position so that the mirror will be disposed at the most convenient angle for the user.

location of the rear cover bead 20 a fiat edge 21 at the rear end of the cover is provided for of substantial width and in opening the cover this rear edge 21 is adapted to engage against the platform I8 of the base I2 at a point substantially where it joins into the rounded rear base edge I! in such a manner that the cover will be disposed at an obtuse angle relative to the plane of the body for the above pointed out reason.

Obviously the open angular position of the cover ,1

can be varied by merely changing the location of the body platform I8 relative to the outside surface of the body in the fabrication of the molded strip for the base.

In order to assure that the cover will be maintained in a closed position, provision is made for a pair of cylindrical felt washers 28 disposed in suitable sockets 29 provided in the opposite transverse edges of the front cover bead 22 in the manner as best shown in Figs. 1 and 2. The felt washer is adapted to frictionally engage the adjacent surfaces of the end walls I9 and frictionally maintain the cover in a closed position. The subject matter of this frictional felt washer is more completely described and claimed in the patent to Robert L. McKnight, No. 2,349,802.

It has been considered unnecessary to show how the cosmetic materials and holding members are to be fitted into the hollow portion of the body, as it is considered that any desired ar- To this end it will be noted that by reason of the size and rangement can be provided for by fitting partitions therein to make it either a single or a double box or any other arrangement that may suit the particular needs of the manufacturer who will fill the box to meet his own particular needs and fancies.

While the form of the invention herewith shown and described embraces a preferred embodiment of the same, it is to be understood that the construction may be varied as to mechanical details without departing from the spirit of the invention and the scope Of what is claimed.

I claim:

1. A vanity box comprising a body member and a cover member, the body member comprising a base part in the form of transversally cut portion of a continuous uninterrupted strip of molding material and providing for a beaded portion along its front edge and an upstanding rib removed a distance from the rear edge thereof to define an angular recess, and side walls secured to the opposite transverse edges of said bases for completing said body member, said cover member also constituting a transversely cut portion of a continuous uninterrupted strip of moldin material and providing for dependent beads along its front and rear edges with the front bead of less height than the rear bead, said rear bead being hingedly connected to said side walls and rotatably operating within said angular recess, and the front cover bead adapted to be contiguous with the upper surface of said base front bead when the cover is in closed position.

2. A vanity box as defined by claim 1 wherein the outer surface of said cover is adapted to be flush with the upper edges of said body end walls when the cover is in a closed position.

3. A vanity box comprising a body member and a cover member, the body member comprising a base part in the form of a transversely cut portion of a continuous uninterrupted strip of molding material and providing for a beaded portion along its front edge terminating in a coextensive lip with a relatively narrow flat surface between the lip and the rounded portion of the bead and an upstanding rib removed a distance from the rear edge of said base to define an angular recess, and side walls secured to the opposite transverse edges of said base for completing said body member, said cover member also constituting a transversely cut portion of a continuous uninterrupted strip of molding material providing for a depending bead adjacent its rear edge hingedly connected to said side walls and rotatably operating within the confines of said angular recess and also a depending bead alon its front edge having a relatively narrow platform intermediate between the height of said head and the inner surface of said cover, said cover front bead and the intermediate narrow platform adapted to lie contiguous respectively with the narrow flat surface and adjacent lip of the base front bead when the cover is in closed position.

4. A vanity box comprising a body member and a cover member, the body member comprising a base part in the form of a transversely cut portion of a continuous uninterrupted strip of molding material and providing for a beaded portion along the front edge terminating in a coextensive lip with a relatively narrow fiat surface between the lip and rounded portion of said bead, and side walls secured to the opposite transverse edges of said base part for completing said body member, said cover member also constituting a transversely cut portion of a continuous uninterrupted strip of molding material. providing for a depending bead along its rear edge hingedly connected to said side walls and another depending bead along its front edge having a relatively narrow platform intermediate between the height of said front bead and the inner surface of said cover, said cover front bead and the intermediate narrow platform adapted to lie contiguous respectively with the narrow fiat surface and adjacent lip of the front bead of said base.

5. A vanity box comprising a body member and a cover member, the body member comprising a base part in the form of a transversely cut portion of a continuous uninterrupted strip of molding material and providing for a wall defining bead along the front edge and another wall defining bead slightly removed from the rear edge of said body, and side walls secured to opposite side edges of said base part for completing said body member and adapted to extend the full height of said box, said cover member also constituting a transversely cut portion of a continuous uninterrupted strip of molding material providing for depending beads along its front and rear edges, the front bead of said cover cooperating with the front bead of said base part to eflect a seal when the body and cover members are in closed position, and the rear bead of said cover member hingedly connected to said side walls and cooperating with the rear ends of said base part of said base to dispose the cover in an obtuse angular position relative to the plane of the base when in open position.

5. A vanity box comprising a body member and a cover member, said body member comprising a base part in the form of a transversely cut portion of a continuous uninterrupted strip of molding material and providing for an upstanding bead along its front edge and another bead removed a distance from its rear edge said rear bead and the extended portion of said base part defining a longitudinal angular recess, side walls constructed as separate parts attached to the opposite transverse edges of said base part for completing said body member, said cover member also constituting a transversely cut port-ion of a continuous uninterrupted strip of molding material and providing for a depending bead along its rear edge, the opposite ends of said latter bead adapted to be hingedly connected to said side walls to the rear of said rear base part bead and said latter bead operating within said angular recess.

LE ROY P. ROOT. 

